Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-28
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q Boon. .rir-the latter fnrcei roses, the
i0l III 81 a arst-clsss Scottish gardeners
'ss-'' ri 1ith tremulous ferns, gerdeniasl
SD, ~ crimson blossoms and cameliss
;N'! ,o for Uncle Grlmshsw (noW that
ming was over were sent to Rose
c a...ga with persistent frequency, &C
OO.~ .r,ed By Sir Brisco's cards. InVi'
oU ..are too, came for Oxford fetes, local
h.-v-. and so forth, which Melanie reso-
oal-f, declined, saying that che "WouIG
il.'g into society while Lonsdale was
~. thus adding to what Mr. Grim
an- 9 deemed indicsticns Of insanity; and
- saI% Tsr spoke to her without : covert
;n syo g,ietY or dissipation are powerful
IN 10 desden the anxiety 1 endure at
sl e.. Essence Of ell letters, UNCLE" she
would urge. ,.,,. r.o -. aoo,u
.,nd ecceDtricity till you hear from
SS'OO.-.G,le?u asked her uncle with vicious
glsBce ,0v
nT5en YOU are likely to lead il long
.,o1g5. - said he,as ne thought Of his dis
o,ic5,5ox; srd as he never omitted to
.,,srnnt 10 make mischief out of The pres
a orco If Hide Tremayne on board the Pa
Nv ,Iycr mad no letter from the Point de
c,na Bat I should think ne hiss most
IF , married that girl are now, on board
s1fn 10 push his way OF her fathers
s s- Think of the daily and hourly op-
Tort17ities, of the close attentions, real
end inferred, by being together, the pro-
rinnniry. and the great attractions OF the
girI herself Faugh! you are fool! Sill,
YOU will rot give him up?"
uNo, uncle, ne must wait"
"For What?"
unless it is better times, do not
knoW.n said the girl, huskily, as q kind
If despair crspt into her heart.
And Uucle Grimshsw viciOusly rasped
m his side TUFTS, IS he thought of sll that
Nelgnie deprived him of by her consil-
ned obstiuacy, even to such petty details
IS the dinners he would enjoy at Ravens
bourne Hall, tie rare entrees or the pate
des {ols gras, the sweetbreads and truf-
fee, with the P0mery greno and Al port
81 which ne would "hAve the Tun'-
we're bis dear niece installed there, III
stead Ct her economical Techaufes or
cheap timed viands from the "stores"
washed down BY the mildest of Medoc.
Her selfish folly was, he thought, truly
Internal.
Reginald, her brother, hsd written to
bis S0udan couTade, Horace MusgraVe
Of The Husssrs, at Dublin, inqulriDg about
t6lir mutual ffiend LoDsd≤ but, Though
he had taken che precauion to have his
letter posted by Dick al StokancToss, 20
the growing perplexity of Melanie and
himself no feply ever,csme thereto.
b Whist could it all meaD?" thought
bs5sber ana sister, as they eyed esch
other blsnkly.
TBUt time would surely uHTSvel ell.
When informed by Mrs. Chillington
that Captain Lonsdale had ceased 10 write
to Rose Ccttage-so she vaguely phrHse0
i:-Sir BriscO felt greatly el6ted and en-
COursged to prosecute his suit, while, in
his own mind, he was just and generous
enough to reVile bitterly the lover who
could set in 8 manner SO cruel and IN
manly.
Yet, when he looked into Malanie's
dsrk blue eyes, he felt sincere envy Of
Montague LOnsdsle, who had seen all the
lOYelight that ever could illuminate
them; snd he knew that when she loved
i would be with sll her heart and soul
with the passion that he could never nope
10 kindle there.
"HoI fond she must be Of him." said
he to Mr., Gnmsbsw. "Ard Whist dread
i'll blow II would be TO her If anything
happened to him 10 BU~mah "
Uncle GrimslaW made z grimace. He
cared little If the famous white elephant
geobled up the captsin az mOutbful.
& With doubtful kindness, Sir Brisco
could not help saying, but uselessly:
HAS your uncle heard from Captain
Lon5dsle since he left Us, Miss Talbot"
mot since he entered the Suez csnsi, y
replied Melanie, evssiveiy, and with Gift.
Guilty REFRESHING 3 choking sob; ftneither
mss Reggie, which is strange; they We're
such friends"
Ald to hide her growing emotion she
seated herself at the piano b nervous
ASste, and proceeded, uninvitea, TO plsy
she knew nos what-while Reggie list
ele9 with heart thai ached faF her,
Grafton.
Slr BIZ co presumed, she fhought, upon
3er heipiessness, the favor his admiration
lound with hersgncle and aunt, the only
lelaelons she had to guide her, the alb
.setce OF LOnsdale and the hopeless posi-
'uon OF her brother, the young sailor. Her
IuaAse spirit and pride buoyed her up,
aau would have done so still more but for
ne mysterious and apparently unexpiGin-
ao!e silence Of the absent one-the dread
lul lEct that no replies came from him in
!epiy 10 her most urgent and piteous let
AND when inspired by this emotion OF
desperation, Mclanie's manner became
nervous, and she was inclined to resent
@.untngly, but quietly, the attentions
VI aer elderly admirer, TIL even he lost
patience, and once or twice ventured TO
-. linen said Melanie: ''I am getting q
I.ue tired of inueGdoes, Sir B1sco; what
10 they mean?"
Iast am disappointed in you"
In what Wsy?" she asked, sharply, YET
cared cared MS answer, remembering the sup
Fused esVes-droDping st the trysting
pace, and tie cigar seen by Lonsdsle.
thought you different from other
s-a-si out l fear that you are somewhat Of
aeoquette"
NJ. ! 40 not know by what right you cal
~s $50, Sir Brisco.n
M. ne made 10 response, desmirg silence
fSS 81 While MelSnie thought, whatever
Nc aNa seen Or been told, it was no bust
- q mis- t9tske her 70 task or inter-
"a rste y her sgfsirs; and he was thinking,
VA UtI = ne wsE, how soft Wss her lowell
e. IS she leant back in an old and
49, go chintz covered chair, her plain
49, ofess setting eff the dazzling white
,e Of her slender throat and dimpled